Lyric Eric The Half A Bee

Orchestra
Leader:A-one, two, a-one two three four

Leader: Half a bee, philisophically,
       Must ipso facto half not be.
       But half a bee has got to be
       Vis a vis it s entity.
              -d you see?
       But can a bee be said to be
       Or not to be an entire bee,
       When half the bee is not a bee,
       Due to some ancient injury.
              -Singing!...

All sing: La di di, one two three,
       Eric the Half a Bee.
       A B C D E F G,
       Eric the Half a Bee.

Leader: Is this wretched demi-bee,
       Half asleep upon my knee,
       Some freak from a menagerie?

All yell: No! It s Eric the Half a Bee.

All sing: Fiddle di dum, fiddle di dee,
       Eric the Half a Bee.
       Ho ho ho, tee hee hee,
       Eric the Half a Bee.

Leader: I love this hive employ-ee-ee,
       Bisected accidentally,
       One summer s afternoon by me,
       I love him carnally.

All sing: He loves him carnally...

Leader: Semi-carnally.
       (speaks)
       The End.

Voice: Cyril Connolly?

Leader: No, semi-carnally.

Voice: Oh.

All sing: (Quietly)
       Cyril Connolly
       (Ends with an elaborate whistle)